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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,
`Petitioner,
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`GROUPCHATTER, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00313
`Patent 8,199,740
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2)
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(a)(2) Patent Owner submits the following
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`mandatory notices:
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`(1) Real party-in-interest.
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`The real party-in-interest is GroupChatter, LLC., a limited liability company,
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`with a place of business at 1400 Preston Rd., Suite 475, Plano, TX 75093.
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`(2) Related matters.
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,199,740 is at issue in the following pending litigations:
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`GroupChatter, LLC v. Aclara
`Technologies LLC
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`GroupChatter, LLC v. Itron, Inc.
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`GroupChatter, LLC v. General
`Electric Company et al.
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`1-16-cv-04231 GAND 11/11/2016
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`1-16-cv-01800 GAND
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`6/3/2016
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`1-16-cv-00486 GAND 2/16/2016
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`The following USPTO proceedings are related:
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`IPR2017-00310 re US Patent 8,588,207
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`IPR2017-00311 re US Patent 9,014,659
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`IPR2017-00314 re US Patent 7,969,959
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`US Patent Application No. 15/069,488, currently pending, is a continuation
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`of US Patent Application No. 14/690,990, filed 4/20/2015, now US Patent
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`9,294,888, which is a continuation of US Patent Application No.
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`14/075,347, filed 11/8/2013, now US Patent 9,014,659, which is a
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`continuation of US Patent Application No. 13/476,641, filed 5/21/2012, now
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`US Patent 8,588,207, which is a continuation of US Patent Application No.
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`13/154,138, filed 6/6/2011, now US Patent 8,199,740, which is a
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`continuation of US Patent Application No. 11/303,025, filed 12/16/2005,
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`now US Patent 7,969,959.
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`(3) Lead and back-up counsel.
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`Lead Counsel:
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`Tarek N. Fahmi (Reg. No. 41,402)
`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`Email: tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`Back-up Counsel: Holly J. Atkinson (Reg. No. 69,934)
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`email: holly.atkinson@ascendalaw.com
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`Back-up Counsel: Jason A. LaBerteaux (Reg. No. 65,724)
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`email: jason.laberteaux@ascendalaw.com
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`(4) Address for Service.
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`Fax: 408-773-6177
`Email: patents@ascendalaw.com
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`Patent Owner consents to service by email at the above address.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/Tarek N. Fahmi/
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`Tarek N. Fahmi
`Reg. No. 41,402
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`Dated: December 12, 2016
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
`San Jose, CA 95110
`Tel: 866-877-4883
`Email: tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing
`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`was served on December 12, 2016, by filing this document though the Patent
`Review Processing System as well as by delivering a copy to the attorneys
`of record for the Petitioner as follows:
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`Marc S. Kaufman
`mskaufman@reedsmith.com
`David Pollock
`dpollock@reedsmith.com
`Jonathan J. Detrixhe
`jdetrixhe@reedsmith.com
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`REED SMITH, LLP
`1301 K Street, NW
`East Tower – Suite 1000
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/Tarek N. Fahmi/
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`Tarek N. Fahmi
`Reg. No. 41,402
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`Dated: December 12, 2016
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`Ascenda Law Group, PC
`333 W San Carlos St., Suite 200
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`Tel: 866-877-4883
`Email: patents@ascendalaw.com
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